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8:58 AM EDT on September 18, 2013

James McCloskey, 71, in Critical Condition After Driver Rams Dyker Heights Bus Shelter (News, WCBS)
WNYC Pins NYPD's Failure to Ticket Reckless Drivers on the Law, Rather Than Department Protocol
De Blasio Leads Lhota in First Post-Primary Poll, 65-22 (WSJ)
Transit Advocates Find Candidate Lhota "Disappointing" (CapNY)
Prendergast Envisions Expansion of Cell Phone and Wi-Fi Service in Subway (News, NYT)
Expect More Sandy-Related Tunnel Repair Work, Possibly Including Major Closures (CapNY, WNYC)
Maspeth Parents Say School Redistricting Puts Children on Dangerous Streets (Queens Courier)
Which Way Is Taxi of Tomorrow Judge Leaning? Depends If You Read the News or the Post
City Picks Developer for Giant LES Site, With 500-Space Public Garage Permit in Hand (NYT)
This Is One Way to Envision the End of the Automobile Era (NYT, Gothamist)
But This Observer Writer Will Hold Firmly Onto His Car Keys

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